Robbie Rock

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies #socialstudies A2: With Presidential Tweet almost certain to make their way into textbooks in the not-too-distant future and various outlets distorting history for political ends, media literacy needs to be critically taught

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies A3: I found my view of literacies substantially broadened from something mostly confined to reading and writing skills to a vast array of proficiencies in various forms of communication and expression.

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies A1: I am planning to integrate more diverse forms of media such as art, film, and music to engage the literacies and interests of my students and encourage the making of meaningful connections between class material and their lives.

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies A4: Guides like this set out a singular, dominant form of literacy and set that as the standard we should work with each of students to achieve. It ignores other forms of literacies and an individual student's relationship with them.

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies #history A3: Standards are helpful in that they give teachers a starting point and ensure there is some continuity for students who move school/locations. However, these standards devalue non-dominant identities and de-emphasize local histories and communities

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies #history A2 Valuing "correctness" allows schools to evaluate students according to common standards. As products of dominant power structures, this valuing of correctness benefits those of dominant groups and perpetuates inequity.

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies #history A1 It might look like a student connecting a topic or idea of history with their own lives, experiences, or the world around them. It could also look like a new interpretation of texts or even the creation of an auto-history

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies Textual dexterity is the ability to engage in multiple forms of literacies. By engaging these different modes, an educator can broaden perspectives, make learning more relevant to the lives of their students, and reinforce pride in cultural identities.

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies There are so many ways to understand and interpret literacy, each informed by our own experiences and views

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies A4: In some of my college classes, I felt pressured to conform to the views of the majority of my class/professor and altered what I said in class or wrote in assignments accordingly. This was especially the case in classes outside of my major.

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies #socialstudies Literacy empowers one to understand the views and experiences of others throughout time and apply these ideas to their own life. It broadens perspective and gives depth to history.

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies A2: They provide the lens through which texts are interpreted and connected to one's life and the world around them. They also structure one's expectations and choices in creating texts.

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies I'm Robbie Rock. A meaningful text for me growing up was the Chronicles of Narnia.

[Robbie Rock @robbie_rock]

#schmiteracies On Sunday, I enjoyed listening to an episode of the British History Podcast on the rise of the Danelaw. Cultural knowledge of recent movies, tv series, politics, and supermarket etiquette helped me connect to this text and understand its references.